attributive vs predicative

attributive

noun
  • An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative or substantive. 

adj
  • Modifying another word, typically a noun, while in the same phrase. 

  • Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution. 

predicative

noun
  • An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival. 

  • In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being. 

adj
  • Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive. 

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